president obama says his administration is gathering information into whether the syrian government gassed hundreds of civilians. what we have seen indicates that this is clearly a big event of great concern.grave cpmcerm///n. despite this apparent turn of events in syria, the president insists he's in no rush to send u-s servicemembers into the civil war torn country. the president said nearly a year ago syria would be crossing a red line if it ever used chemical weapons. a change at the top at tech giant microsoft. ceo steve ballmer plans to retire within the next 12 months. ballmer said today he had not planned to retire in the middle of microsoft's new restructuring plan but decided the company needed a longer-term ceo to see the transition through. investors had been critical of ballmer for failing to anticipate the mobile computing revolution. stocks rose in pre- market trading on news of ballmer's upcoming retirement. microsoft founder and chairman bill gates says he will be involved in the the process to hire a new ceo. calling it quits. the disgraced mayor of san diego resigns fol